The spectacular sequence shows the divers reaching out and even petting the 1,000-pound predators as the inquisitive beasts happily pose for the camera. Other pictures show the sharks appearing to swim with the divers as they move towards the water’s surface. The photographs were taken at Tiger Beach, Grand Bahama by photographer, Steve Hinczynski (49) from Venice, Florida, USA. To take his images Steve used a Canon 7D Mark II camera equipped with Ikelite underwater housing. “This particular shark diving expedition was a last-minute decision”, said Steve. “I’ve been on numerous shark expeditions before but what made this one different was we would have a first timer with us; this would be his first-time diving with big sharks without a cage. That by itself isn’t uncommon but several years ago, he had been bitten by a Tiger shark while body boarding and lost his lower leg. While this may generate hatred in some people, he became an advocate for saving sharks, not killing them and I thought how could you not want to be in the water to share that experience”. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

Tiger sharks are responsible for several attacks on humans each year. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

Incredible pictures of humans getting up close with deadly tiger sharks were captured by photographer Steve Hinczynski. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

Steve said: “We need to be respectful of what they are capable of but we shouldn’t be fearful of them. We can all share their waters”. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

The fearsome jaws of the beasts were captured up close. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

But the tiger sharks peacefully mingled among the divers on the Caribbean sea bed. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

The divers required a steady nerve when one giant shark swam right up to them. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

The giant fish pay close attention to the cameras focused on them. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

The spectacular sequence shows the divers reaching out and even petting the 500kg predators. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

Hammerhead sharks were also amongst the animals captured in the remarkable series. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

Remarkably, he managed to convince Mike Coots, a surfer who lost his leg in a shark attack to join him on the dive. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)

The snaps were taken around the Bahamas by the 49-year-old. (Photo by Steve Hinczynski/Mediadrumworld)